James Murray (lexicographer)
Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, FBA (/ˈmʌri/; 7 February 1837 – 26 July 1915) was a British lexicographer and philologist. He was the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) from 1879 until his death.
Sir James Murray | |
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Murray in the Scriptorium at Banbury Road, before 1910 | |
| Born | James Murray 7 February 1837 Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| Died | 26 July 1915 (aged 78) Oxford, England |
| Occupation | Academic, lexicographer, philologist |
| Nationality | British |
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| Children | 11 (incl. Harold Murray and Oswyn Murray) |
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